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Friday Highlights 37

May 24, 2013 by Jackie Jones

Lovely readers, here’s hoping this finds you all in the best of spirits and health.

keepcalm1Regulars might have noticed that my blog posts which usually come very early in the day, have been a little later in the last couple weeks. This is in large part because I’ve not been feeling well and have been ordered to rest as much as possible, which I’ve been trying to do. Additionally, Fridays are usually the day where I share both a great blogger or blog I enjoy and highlights of the week, however, this time round I’ll quickly update you, as even now all I really feel to do is snuggle under the covers and feel better. Please bear with me and I assure you that things will be back to normal very soon :) .

 

Quickdates

smartiepill1) Website proceedings have been delayed as the designer is very ill. That hasn’t stopped the progress behind the scenes though. I currently have a range of companies and other individuals on board who will be offering amazing services through my site. I’m very excited!

2) Orange smarties pills have been my best friends of late — they’re supposedly making me feel better . . . we’ll see.

3) So much to write and so little time, but something will happen in a few days that will free me up to focus on the important things even more. Can’t wait to share ^_^.

Too much? Yea, too much lol.

Too much? Yea, too much lol.

4) Book sales have been steady and I’m so thankful for that, especially as I haven’t been able to actively push the book as much as I’d like to while under the weather. Thanks to all who have purchased and I look forward to your reviews and comments. And, I haven’t forgotten those I intend to give free copies to, so look out for that. NB: Secrets of the Tenari, Book 1 in The Tenari Trilogy – a YA paranormal/fantasy, is now available on Amazon ‘here.’

Thanks for stopping by guys and feel free to share a blogger you think would be great for me to feature :) .

 

Read about some of the crazy things that have happened in my life using the keywords Jackie Reveals. New reveals will be only found on my upcoming website, and remember, you can still check out Caribbean Dos and Don’ts ‘here’. Be safe, happy and share the good vibes with others.

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Random Wednesdays: Elfin Blood Excerpt

May 22, 2013 by Jackie Jones

Thanks for all the emailed well wishes, as I continue to combat this bout of asthenia :) . I’m trying to lower my stress levels and rest as much as I can, but couldn’t for a moment leave out this Wednesday post. One of the things that will be featured on my website are chapters from a couple WIPs (works in progress). Here’s a very small snippet of a YA dark fantasy favourite of mine, ‘Elfin Blood’.

 

chained1   ~ “Demon! That’s what it is, a devil. Nothing more; nothing less.” I was seventeen years old and it was the first time I had heard these words uttered from my father’s mouth. He said them with such conviction, that I felt sure that the woman they held tied to the post in the prison courtyard must be from some place not of our world. It made me curious. I wanted to know why everyone in the palace seemed repulsed and so afraid of this creature. I had not even been allowed to get a glimpse of her, my father forbidding it and leaving no room for argument. Though I knew it would anger him greatly, I had to see for myself; I wasn’t very good at following orders.  ~

You’ll be able to read more of this first chapter with the website’s reveal and, remember you can purchase my YA paranormal/fantasy Secrets of the Tenari ‘here’ on Amazon.

 

Find excerpts from Secrets of the Tenari ‘here’ & ‘here.’ If you want to peruse WIP excerpts/flash fiction, search using the keywords Random Wednesdays :) .

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Monday Insights: Let Go

May 20, 2013 by Jackie Jones

letgo1Being smack dab in a situation that feels as if we’re between a rock and a hard place, can make it feel as if we have no way out. We feel the need to scream, cry, get angry and worry all in one collective emotional ‘gift’ packet, that doesn’t even have the option of return to sender.

Maybe right now you’re like me and trying to get your life in order to the point where you feel secure and completely happy. You’re in the process of making changes, taking risks and living life for the today and, the future that you want for yourself and those you love.

Today we need to remember this – let go and let God. I’m not religious and believe the universe lines things up according to the vibes we put out, good or bad. However, that phrase sums up what we need to do in those difficult times . . . just let go.

 

 

Having trouble letting go? I’d love to hear from you in the comments section below :) and for more, search using the keywords Monday Insights.

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Friday Highlights 37

May 17, 2013 by Jackie Jones

Hey all, how’s everyone doing today? Here’s hoping you’re having a fabulous week.

 

getwrite1This week’s featured blog is getWrite! Formed under a company of the same name, not only can you get great writers’ services like editing and proofing, but, you’ll also be privy to a host of interesting articles from the site’s administrative team, contributors and others who make the blog a great stop while you’re doing your blog rounds. Enjoy all they have to offer ‘here.’

 

For those new to my blog, each Friday I highlight a great blogger and bring readers up to date on my literary progress. In addition, feel free to suggest bloggers you think should be recognised :) .

 

Quickdates

nursejackie

Not quite.

1) In the midst of all my website and blog updates last week, I forgot to tell you guys that I did get that role in the short film I’d mentioned. I play the part of a nurse who’s only bitchy to females. It’s a small role and my first onscreen and no, I’ve not decided that acting is my calling in life lol, but it was fun to try something new.

2) Being on doctor’s orders rest isn’t sitting well with me. There’s so much I have to do and I keep feeling like I’m very behind, but also understand that if I don’t rest up, I could very well end up put down a lot longer.

ebookformat3) An e-book formatter has been signed, sealed and delivered. I guess I should make that a less inanimate description considering that she’s a person ^_^. This talented individual who saved my book from itself and made sure the formatting was up to scratch after well, it wasn’t, will be offering her services on my soon to be revealed website and is also my first employee! Kind of cool :D . She’s already taking e-book orders, so if any of you reading this require these kinds of services, feel free to enter your information in the contact box I’ll post below.

4) The upcoming week is dedicated to revisions, so will let you guys know how that goes.

 

 

That’s all for now, have fantastic weekends and make sure you check out my YA paranormal/fantasy Secrets of the Tenari for sale ‘here’ on Amazon.

Also, remember that Saturday posts are no more, but you can catch up on them by using the keywords Jackie Reveals and, you can still check out Caribbean Dos and Don’ts ‘here’. Be safe, happy and share the good vibes with others.

 

 

 

 

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Random Wednesdays: Secrets of the Tenari (Prologue)

May 15, 2013 by Jackie Jones

It’s the midweek and time for another excerpt for all you lovely readers. This time, it’s coming straight from my new novel Secrets of the Tenari, a YA paranormal/fantasy that can be found ‘here.’ on Amazon. This release is the first in The Tenari Trilogy; enjoy the prologue :) :

 

SotT Front Cover  ~      The worst thing about being me was the whispering. It didn’t matter where I was, or what I was doing, I could constantly feel their eyes on me. Their sympathetic glances and bent heads as they spoke together in low voices. I was after all the girl whose parents had died in that tragic accident. ‘How fortunate that she hadn’t taken the trip with them’ they said to each other. ‘She’s back to school way too soon, is she really alright’, they quietly asked whoever would listen.
I suffered it all. Trying my best to appear as saddened by the affair as I possibly could while in public. I said all the right things to concerned friends and neighbors and stared at ripe fruit in the grocery store just long enough for any onlooker to believe I must be remembering how mother dearest shopped and picked her produce. Then, in the confines of my room where no one could see me, I showed my true feelings. Gave into my ‘grief’ and laughed.
They were gone! It couldn’t have worked out more perfectly had I planned it. They’d been sitting ducks in that little four-seater airplane, at the mercy of a suicidal pilot who’d no doubt sworn he was okay to fly. Their bodies, lost at sea, were testament to another reality.
Thinking about Roger and Laurel Cole and their demise gave me such joy, that I was lost in the new possibilities more often than not. That evil duo had taken me from my parents when I was a newborn and kept me as theirs ever since. I could have been Emma Walton or Emma Brady or any other Emma but Cole. Instead, they’d taken me and made me believe I was their flesh and blood.
They’d kept this up until I was fourteen. Until what I liked to refer to as the year of change. That was three years ago. ~

 

Feel free to share your thoughts and for other excerpts from the novel click ‘here’ & ‘here.’ If you want to peruse WIP excerpts/flash fiction, search using the keywords Random Wednesdays :) .

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